James Ravilious A Life
James Ravilious A Life by Robin Ravilious, published by Bitter Lemon Press in 2017, offers an insightful exploration of the life and work of James Ravilious. This biography delves into Ravilious’s transition from artist to self-taught photographer, spurred by a Cartier-Bresson exhibition. The narrative captures his move to North Devon, where he documented the daily life of a rural community, preserving a way of life that was on the brink of modernization.
Readers will find a detailed account of Ravilious’s artistic journey and his significant contributions to photography, particularly through the Beaford Archive, which houses over 75,000 black and white negatives. The book emphasizes the cultural and regional aspects of his work, highlighting the unique body of photography that reflects a traditional England. With 248 pages, this edition presents a comprehensive look at Ravilious’s legacy in the realms of biography and personal memoir.
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James Ravilious trained as an artist, but a Cartier-Bresson exhibition converted him to photography, which he taught himself. In 1972, a move to his wife Robin s homeland – a very rural, unspoilt part of North Devon – inspired him. It also produced the perfect job: recording daily life in that traditional bit of old England before it was modernised. The results, over 75,000 black and white negatives in the Beaford Archive, form what Barry Lane, Secretary General of the Royal Photographic Society, called ‘a unique body of work, unparalleled at least in this country for its scale and quality’.
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